The Butte County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the Butte County Recharge Action Plan during its meeting Tuesday in an effort to help bolster groundwater reserves throughout the region. Department of Water and Resource Conservation Director Kamie Loeser brought the item before the board with a presentation by Assistant Director Christina Buck, who helped head the project. Loeser said the plan was spurred by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order last year that loosened restrictions on collecting floodwater. After the order, Butte County put forth a letter of intent to create a project. … With the approval of the board, the plan will also be sent to the California Department of Water Resources. Buck said the plan was also derived from the considerable amount of stormy weather last year that led to flooding throughout the county, adding that the plan also culminates from data and studies conducted.

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